Question

With its special elegant body and spotted coat, the cheetah(猎豹)is the most unique member of the cat family. As the world's fastest land mammal, the chee?tah can reach speeds of 112km/h. A cheetah can go from 0 to 96 kilometres per hour in only three long steps. However, with a lean body and small teeth, the cheetah cannot fight larger animals. This gives the chee?tah a double risk as it is placed in direct conflict with hu?mans. Farmers that live nearby shoot, trap and poison cheetahs, because they think that cheetahs will kill their livestock (牲畜).

The cheetah is now endangered. It was once found across all of Africa, extending eastwards into Asia. However, hunting, habitat destruction and loss of prey (猎物)have meant that cheetahs are now only found in a few countries in Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently reported that only about 7 ， 500 adult cheetahs remain in the wild. This makes the small population of cheetahs even more precious and worthy of protection.

The Wildlife Conservation Fund has teamed up with Central Kalahari Research Group to study and pro?tect the remaining cheetahs.

In order to find out more about these animals, two adult cheetahs were fitted with GPS satellite collars. These collars provide information about how cheetahs move through their environment. And they provide an excellent way to study cheetahs which have been re?leased back into the wild. Understanding cheetahs' be?haviour is an important step for their protection. Also, it is necessary to cooperate with local farmers and other land users to reduce the killing of cheetahs.

1.    What makes it difficult for the cheetah to fight larger animals?

A.    Its big head and small mouth.

B.    Its strong legs and fat feet.

C.    Its thin body and tiny teeth.

D.    Its short toes and long tail.

2.    Which is NOT the reason why cheetahs are endan?gered?

A.     Loss of food.

B.    An elegant body.

C.    Habitat destruction.

D.    Hunting and killing.

3.    What is the function of the collars in the last para?graph?

A.    To catch more cheetahs and kill them.

B.    To protect the habitat where cheetahs live.

C.    To protect cheetahs from being caught by other big animals.

D.    To get information about cheetahs and under?stand their behaviour.

4.    What can we learn from this passage?

A.    Cheetahs are disappearing slowly from the world.

B.    The protection of cheetahs is urgently needed.

C.    Cheetahs always catch farmers' livestock for food.

D.    Cheetahs are able to adapt to the environment well.

Answer 1

【文章大意】猎豹是最独特的猫科动物，但由于猎杀、栖息地的破坏以及猎物的减少使猎豹数量减少，它们急需被保护。

C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的"However, with a lean body and small teeth, the

cheetah cannot fight larger ani-mals."可知，因为猎豹身体瘦、牙齿小，所以它们很难对抗较大型的动物。

B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的"However, hunting, habi?tat destruction and loss of prey(猎物)have meant that chee?tahs are now only found in a few countries in Africa.，，可知，优雅的身体并不是猎豹成为濒危物种的原因。

D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"These collars provide information about how cheetahs move through their environ?ment. "和"Understanding cheetahs' behaviour is an important step for their protection."可知D项正确。

B推理判断题。根据第二段尤其是第二段的最后一句"This makes the small population of cheetahs even more precious and worthy of protection."可知，猎豹急需被保护。